Heroes of Newerth (HoN) Reveals Plans for the Commonwealth of
Independent States

(Kalamazoo, MI) – January 5, 2012 –
Independent game developer S2 Games is very excited to announce
their plans to expand their regional exposure in the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS). In an exclusive partnership with
regional online gaming platform Garena, the
Heroes of Newerth (HoN) brand is seeking to
improve the overall gaming experience of its fans in the CIS
region. CIS is a regional organization whose 10 participating
countries include Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan,
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
and Moldova. The proposed plan will provide the CIS with
localized servers and service enhancements that include regional
marketing and support teams to provide the region an unmatched
amount of attention and care.

"We want to ensure the longevity and growth of HoN in CIS and
across the globe," said Marc DeForest, CEO and Founder of S2
Games. "Garena has been expanding HoN in South East Asia for
well over a year with excellent results and we know they can
provide the same premium gaming experience in the CIS region."

The benefits of the venture extend far beyond offering a
localized game client to gamers who have been playing HoN for well
over a year. Garena will administer localization efforts for
HoN similar to those enjoyed by gamers in the west since the game
launched in 2010. From region specific, localized marketing
to administering local tournaments and fostering growth in HoN
e-Sports, Garena plans on taking HoN's presence in the region to
new heights.

The transition began yesterday, January 4, 2012, when the fully
featured transfer program was set live. The transfer program
is aimed at directing HoN players in the CIS region to the CIS
client, where current account holders can continue playing HoN with
all the credentials of their original account. The transfer
process begins by linking a current HoN account to a Garena
account, which will migrate all of the account data including store
purchases on January 16th. The transfer program can be found
at
http://transfer.hon.garena.ru.

Once a player makes the transfer to Garena and HoN CIS, they can
expect all the same services they enjoyed from their International
account including all the latest game patches and store
purchases. New users from the region looking to create a HoN
account are encouraged to do so using Garena and current users are
encouraged to make the transfer as soon as possible to prevent
interruptions in service.

HoN sub-account holders in CIS have an additional opportunity to
take advantage of their sub-accounts in the localized region.
Each sub-account can be transferred to a newly created Garena
account or they may opt to be reimbursed 1500 gold coins for their
sub-account. For more information visit
http://forum.hon.garena.ru/showthread.php?t=18919.
Reimbursement requests to S2 Games support must be made by January
16th. Requests made after January 16th must be directed to
Garena support where the same information must be submitted for
reimbursement.

About S2:

S2 Games is an independent game publisher and developer with a
mission to identify, develop, evolve and unleash the future of
online multiplayer games. Since its inception in 2003, S2 has been
focused on driving innovation into the global online game space,
through identifying and solving industry issues, listening closely
to its passionate gamer base and incorporating features that gamers
truly want.

Active in sponsoring and helping drive many global tournaments,
S2 is focused on providing the best online and multiplayer gaming
experience, and opportunities for its fans to shine. For more
information about S2, please visit
http://www.s2games.com.

About Garena:

Garena started in 2007 as an Esports community. Through the
experience, the founders were fascinated with the rapid evolution
of online games. Inspired to build a great gaming company together,
Forrest Li and his friends incorporated Garena in 2009 with their
passion to bring the online gaming experience to a higher
level.

Garena is an online gaming service provider who launched its
flagship online gaming platform Garena+ in 2010. Garena+ is a
social gaming platform designed to help gamers meet, chat, and play
games with each other. Garena+ provides gamers with the
ability to track gameplay, view the achievements of their buddies
through a centralized buddy list, connect with clans and groups of
similar interests on games, and voice chat with many gamers
simultaneously through public or private channels. Within a year's
time, the monthly active users on Garena+ surpassed the 1 million
mark. For more information about Garena, please visit
http://intl.garena.com/.

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